Mehdi Salim Khalil (Arabic: ???? ???? ?????, born 19 September 1991) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lebanese Premier League club Ahed and the Lebanon national team.
Khalil is known as "the Mountain" (Arabic: ??????) due to his height: indeed, he was the fifth tallest goalkeeper at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
Khalil started his senior career in Sierra Leone at Johansen, before moving to Sweden in 2011, first at Koping FF and then at Djurgårdens.
In 2013 he moved to Lebanon at Safa.
After spending four seasons at the club, Khalil moved to Lebanese Premier League reigning champions Ahed in 2017.
He won the 2019 AFC Cup with the side, the first in Lebanese history, as the competition's Most Valuable Player.
Khalil also represented Lebanon at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup as their main goalkeeper, playing all 90 minutes in all three group stage games.